All India United Democratic Front
All India United Democratic Front সৰ্ব ভাৰতীয় সংযুক্ত গণতান্ত্ৰীক মৰ্চা अखिल भारतीय संयुक्त लोकतांत्रिक मोर्चा | |
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| Leader | Badruddin Ajmal |
| Founded | October 2, 2005 |
| Headquarters | No.3 Friends Path, Hatigaon, Guwahati-781038 |
| ECI Status | State Party[1] |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
3 / 545 |
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The All India United Democratic Front (also known as AIUDF and Sarva Bharatiya Sanyukt Ganatantric Morcha) is a political party in the India that originated in the north-eastern state of Assam. It is led by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, who established the party in October 2005 as a state party, then known as Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF). It was relaunched as a national party under its current name at a press meet in New Delhi on 2nd Feb 2009. The party's headquarter is in Guwahati.[2][3]
The AIUDF is the principal opposition party in Assam. It won 18 of 126 seats in the 2011 Legislative Assembly election. [4] It is a champion of Muslims in Assam.[5]
Election history
| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote% | Change of Vote% |
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| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 13th Assembly (Assam) | 18 | |||
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 3 | - | - | |
| 2016 | 14th Assembly (Assam) | 13 | - 5 |
See also
References
- ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Third front likely in State for LS polls
- ↑ Minority party trying to stitch up third front in Assam
- ↑ http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm
- ↑ "Identity politics in India's north-east". The Economist. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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